by Gary W. Stanley As you might imagine, photo editors sometimes find themselves swamped with invitations to test new products by photographic marketing people. While this may sound like a lot of fun and a way to get free stuff, there comes with it the responsibility to do a thorough job ...

by Jim McGee I've been getting more serious about photography so I'm upgrading my camera and I want to upgrade to some better lenses. The reason I'm writing is that I'm not sure what zoom to buy. I looked at the 80-200mm f2.8 and the 70-300mm f4-5.6. The 70-300mm is a ...

by Gary W. Stanley  Over the past few years, I've written on many different subjects, everything from basic photography to advanced techniques. Photography attracts many people with a variety of interests. Now as most of you know I am a landscape, nature and wildlife photographer. Even if I were to ...

by Mitch Moraski Whether you're a actor, comedian, painter, or in my case a photographer, we all strive for new and unique ways to perfect our craft. We're all considered "artists". We all want to be at the top of our game, and we all seek new and exciting challenges. For ...

by Jim McGee Be vewy vewy qwi-et. I'm hunting images. Ha ha ha ha ha Maybe it was the cold, but all of a sudden Elmer Fudd was talking inside my head. I was experimenting with the composition of the scene before me and it was about as elemental as you could get. Ice ...

by Frank Phillips  If you've read the rest of this series, then you know enough to decide whether or not to take the plunge...so if you're reading this section I'll assume you've done your research and bought a digital camera and all the related accessories you'll need. The following is the ...

by Frank Phillips You've done your homework. You've decided what digital camera and accessories you want to buy. Now where do you buy the camera? One option is to go to the local mall and purchase your new camera from a camera store. But the prices you see online and in ...

by Frank Phillips When digital cameras "grow up" they'll be as easy to use as a point and shoot film camera. Until that day comes there are some extras you'll want to consider in order to make your digital camera experience a pleasant one. First among these is your PC. The ...

by Frank Phillips Now that you've captured those stunning photos of the kids, you want to frame a couple and share them with your friends and family. You've tried printing your digital pictures on the inexpensive inkjet printer that came with your computer but they didn't look very good. Now ...

by Frank Phillips When you press the shutter on your digital camera the image must be saved as a digital file. Your choice (or lack thereof) of file format helps to determine the size of the file and amount of compression applied to the image. So what is compression? As its ...